A conglomeration of 36 NGOs fighting for better environment in Kolkata city are up in arms against Hooghly River Bridge Commissioners after the latter decided to cut down 733 trees on Jawaharlal

The West Bengal Pollution Control Board has directed the Kolaghat thermal power station authorities in Midnapore East to take suitable steps to check pollution caused by fly-ash effluents from the

West Bengal ranks third among states with least infant mortality rate. Dr Surya Kanta Misra, state health minister said : 'There is no scope for complacency for health officials though in West Bengal

The river Saraswati has been doing more harm than good to farmers in Korola, Debnandapur, Puinan and Adisaptagram villages in Hooghly district (West Bengal). The river, which is the only source of

McKinsey, the international consultant firm, submitted an interim report to the West Bengal government marking 11 sectors where agricultural business can flourish in West Bengal. The firm also said

The Left Front government in West Bengal was in favour of striking a balance between development and control of industrial pollution, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattcharjee said at a meeting organised among

The West Bengal health department will get information on the net about block level primary health centre and sub centres from this May. The health department along with IIT Kharagpur will go hi-tech

The mayor Mr Subrata mukherjee admitted that drinking water in ward number 72, 73 and 80 in Bhowanipore (West Bengal) was contaminated due to leaks in the pipelines.

In a crackdown on polluting auto services stations attached to petrol pumps, the West Bengal Pollution Control Board has shut down a service stations at 179 Bidhan Sarani, sealing a total of 37 all

The West Bengal state unit of Congress has urged the state health department to reconsider some rules of the West Bengal Clinical Establishment Act, State general secretary of Congress Dr Manas